Some very smart people are trying to figure out whether, where, and to what extent air pollution is a killer. Most recently, Tyler Cowen wrote in Marginal Revolution about a new study claiming that 10.2 million people die from pollution by fine particulates (particles 2.5 microns or lower) each year. Sixty-two percent of those premature…
Tag: Pollution
Electric Vehicles Get a Boost in Columbus, Ohio
Here’s what it cost: $40 million from a U. S. Department of Transportation grant $10 million from a grant from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation Here’s what it did: Raised the number of electric vehicles in Columbus to 1.8 percent from 0.4 percent That’s 3,323 automobiles
The Return of the Plastic Bag . . . Planet of the Humans . . . Fossil Fuels ‘Redefined’
John Stossel on how Covid-19 is “unbanning” the plastic bag. ‘We disagree with you, so shut up.’ David Kreutzer on the Left’s reaction to Michael Moore’s Planet of the Humans. European officials are trying to redefine fossil fuels so they don’t have to divest oil and gas. HT Benny Peiser.
The Environmental Impact of Coronavirus
The World Meteorological Organization said the coronavirus pandemic is expected to push carbon dioxide emissions down by 6 percent this year, which would be the largest one-year decrease since World War II. WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas said in a virtual briefing that the drop could be traced to the “lack of emissions from transportation and…
A Laffer Curve for Pollution?
Most of us naturally assume that some pollution is the price we must pay for economic progress. That may be true, but studies show that more pollution is bad for health, IQ, productivity and employment. That means that pollution reduces human capital. There may be a “Laffer Curve” for pollution, just as there is for…
Links: Regulation and the Virus, Reusable Coffee Cups, Deforestation
FEE: ‘A Litany of Useless Laws Have Been Exposed by the Coronavirus.’ CEI: Regulation, not offshore outsourcing, is hindering supply of medical equipment. BBC: As coronavirus goes up, air pollution goes down.